Librarian, Reference & Collection Development - College - Texas , TX

Librarian, Reference & Collection Development -- College of the Mainland -- Texas City, TX

Librarian, Reference & Collection Development

College of the Mainland is seeking a Librarian, Reference & Collection Development.

College of the Mainland is a progressive and growing community college located in Texas City, Texas (half-way between Houston and Galveston). The college offers outstanding employee benefits such as vacation, sick leave, personal leave in addition to 100% employer-paid health, dental, LTD and Life Insurance programs. The 50-year-old college campus sits on 125 acres and is easily accessible to surrounding communities.

Texas City is a community conscious city that provides a superb setting for this outstanding institution of higher education.

The Librarian, Reference & Collection Development:

• Provides reference services for students, faculty and staff in person and online, including virtual reference such as Lib Answers.
• Provides library instruction to students, faculty and staff in person and online in library instruction classes and the library web site such as Lib Guides, collaborating with faulty as needed.
• Coordinates the development and inventory of the library’s book and eBook collections; prepares and manages the book budget; maintains and analyzes statistics on usage and align spending with need; promotes the book and eBook collection through the library site, book displays, emails and social media; solicits faculty suggestions for the collection.
• Coordinates library services for Distance Education students in the course management system, collaborating with faulty as needed, surveys online students on library services and resources.
• Promotes library resources to faculty, staff and students through various methods including direct outreach, event planning, contributing to the library newsletter, social media and other opportunities as they arise.
• Coordinates the annual survey of user satisfaction of library services and materials.
• Works with the Acquisition Library Technician.
• Participates in writing and managing grants when relevant and appropriate.
• Participates in professional development and continuing education activities.
• Participates in library organizations and serves on college committees as appropriate.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Required to work every other Saturday (9 am – 1 pm) and occasional nights.

Required qualifications:

• ALA accredited Master’s Degree in Library Science
• Principles and practices of library services in a variety of areas;
• Familiarity with Integrated library systems (ILS);
• Familiarity with customer service;
• Training/experience using databases, catalogs, Internet for research;
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills;
• Prioritizing work and performing multiple tasks;
• Knowledge of word processing software.

Preferred qualifications:

• Instructing students, staff and faculty in the use of library resources;
• Experience with Lib Guides and Lib Answers;
• Experience with collection development;
• Experience with promoting library services via social media;
• Experience using Integrated library systems (ILS),ALMA/PRIMOpreferred;
• Preparing a variety of reports;
• Knowledge of spreadsheet and database software.

This is a full-time staff position with a minimum salary of $53,532.